HCA 305 Final Paper
Regina Betties
Health Care Cost
HCA 305
Instructor: Theresa Reboli
11/24/14
There is no doubt that healthcare cost are rising out of control. No one likes the increases, but it is far more understandable when considering all the reasons for these increases.
American people look at their insurance bills, co-pays and drug costs, and can 't understand why they continue to increase. The insured should consider all of these reasons before getting upset. In 2004, employee health care premiums increased over 11 percent, four times more than the rate of inflation. In 2003, premiums rose 10.1 percent and in 2002 they rose 15 percent. Employee spending for coverage increased 126 percent between 2000 and 2004. Those increases were lower than expected. (National Coalition on Health Care, 2005, Facts on health care costs.)
In this presentation I would like to discuss: What causes medical costs to be too high? What is the accessibility of health care? When we compare US healthcare with other countries, do we measure the same things? What are the limits of a health care 'right ' if such a right exists? Who should pay for health care if not the person receiving the services? Is 'preventative ' medicine effective? Do we have enough doctors to provide care for all of our people (assuming that it can be paid for)? Why is the US system the most innovative? Do tests and treatment costs exceed the benefits? Do we have enough doctors to provide care for all of our people (assuming that it can be paid for)? Health care costs have become a major issue in the United States, both socially and politically. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 50.7 million people, or nearly one in six U.S. residents, were uninsured in 2009 (Kaiser Health News, 2010).This is because the high cost of health care has driven the cost of insurance out of the reach of many Americans. Contributing factors to the continuing increase in the cost of health care are the generally unhealthy
Health Care Cost
HCA 305
Instructor: Theresa Reboli
11/24/14
There is no doubt that healthcare cost are rising out of control. No one likes the increases, but it is far more understandable when considering all the reasons for these increases.
American people look at their insurance bills, co-pays and drug costs, and can 't understand why they continue to increase. The insured should consider all of these reasons before getting upset. In 2004, employee health care premiums increased over 11 percent, four times more than the rate of inflation. In 2003, premiums rose 10.1 percent and in 2002 they rose 15 percent. Employee spending for coverage increased 126 percent between 2000 and 2004. Those increases were lower than expected. (National Coalition on Health Care, 2005, Facts on health care costs.)
In this presentation I would like to discuss: What causes medical costs to be too high? What is the accessibility of health care? When we compare US healthcare with other countries, do we measure the same things? What are the limits of a health care 'right ' if such a right exists? Who should pay for health care if not the person receiving the services? Is 'preventative ' medicine effective? Do we have enough doctors to provide care for all of our people (assuming that it can be paid for)? Why is the US system the most innovative? Do tests and treatment costs exceed the benefits? Do we have enough doctors to provide care for all of our people (assuming that it can be paid for)? Health care costs have become a major issue in the United States, both socially and politically. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 50.7 million people, or nearly one in six U.S. residents, were uninsured in 2009 (Kaiser Health News, 2010).This is because the high cost of health care has driven the cost of insurance out of the reach of many Americans. Contributing factors to the continuing increase in the cost of health care are the generally unhealthy
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